Description
A sweeping, character-driven novel, this story follows Bhushan from childhood through the shifting tides of adulthood and into a complicated love life marked by encounters with numerous women. As Bhushan’s personal relationships unfold, the narrative also turns outward—probing how belief, social identity, and political pressures shape what people think they are, and what others insist they must be. With Sahgal’s signature blend of psychological acuity and political atmosphere, the book explores the emotional costs of misrecognition and the ways private choices echo larger national realities. Part coming-of-age, part social and ideological inquiry, it offers a moving look at identity as something contested, performed, and repeatedly misunderstood.
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paperback
New Directions Pub. Corp.
Published Jan 1, 1988
195 pages
ISBN: 9780811210935
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First Published
1988
Language
eng
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